# The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.4 out of 10 by 218 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $11.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2019
- **Categories:** Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Trick-taking, Hand Management, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Communication Limits
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.4 out of 10, from 218 reviews
- **Owned by:** 599 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 5,419
- **Unique players:** 1,390

**Designers:** Thomas Sing

**Artists:** Folko Streese, Marco Armbruster, Sensit Communication GmbH

**Publishers:** KOSMOS

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 11.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine/ |
| Atomic Empire | 12.75 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/277307 |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 14.36 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine-board-games |
| 401 Games | 15.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine |
| Board Game Bliss | 15.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine |
| eFantasy | 12.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/155709-board-game-%CE%B7-%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AE-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B6%CE%B7%CF%84%CF%8E%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%84%CE%B7 |
| Good Games | 17.85 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/the-crew |
| Gameology | 18.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine |
| Games Empire | 19.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/thecrewthequestforplanetnine |
| Guf | 21.96 $ | https://guf.com.au/products/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine |
| Zatu Games | 12.15 £ | https://zatu.com/products/the-crew |
| Reflexshop | 5290 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/the-crew-tarsasjatek |
| Travelling Man | 13 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine |
| Ludifolie | 15.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/9173-the-crew-en-quete-de-la-neuvieme-planete.html |
| Spelexperten | 185 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine-swe.html |
| Milan Spiele | 16.5 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/the-crew-quest-for-planet-nine-engl-p-31018.html |
| BoardGames.BG | 17.9 € | https://boardgames-bg.com/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine-2019.html |
| Nexus | 2495 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine/ |
| Uplay | 18.9 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-the-crew--the-quest-for-planet-nine.html |
| Spellenhuis | 18.99 € | https://www.spellenhuis.nl/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine-en |
| World of Board Games | 215 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine-sve |
| Fantasiapelit | 19.2 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_202110 |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 19.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/the-crew-quest-for-planet-nine |
| Pelipeikko | 19.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/1091-the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine |
| Jugar x Jugar | 20 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/familiares/5085-la-tripulacion-en-busca-del-noveno-planeta-8436589620605.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 20 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/la-tripulacion |
| Alphaspel | 235 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/307889-the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine-eng-regler |
| Spilforsyningen | 159.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/the-crew-dansk |
| Game Ninja | 299 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/the-crew/ |

## Expansions

- [The Crew: Flight to the ISS](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-crew-flight-to-the-iss)
- [The Crew: The Deimos Adventure](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-crew-the-deimos-adventure)

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## Rules questions

### If a crew member is "sick" in a mission, can they still win tricks?

No — the sick crew member may not win a single trick (training/mission rule). See page 3.

### When are we allowed to use the communication (radio) action?

Follow the mission text: some missions allow communication immediately, others forbid it until a specific trick (e.g. “only allowed to communicate starting with the 2nd trick” — page 5; “may not communicate until the start of the 3rd trick” — page 6 / page 8–9).

### A mission says “No tricks with 9-value cards” — does that mean I can play 9s but not win tricks with them?

Yes — you may play 9-value cards, but you are not allowed to win any trick with a 9 (missions 16–17 explicitly state you cannot win a trick with a 9). See page 5.

### Some missions require "1 trick with each Rocket" or similar — what exactly must we do?

You must arrange play so that the specified Rocket cards actually win tricks (for example, some missions require one trick to be won with each Rocket card — page 5; others require the Rocket cards to win in a specific order, e.g. 1 then 2 then 3 then 4 — page 10).

### One mission says “immediately after the 1st trick, each of you must draw a random card from the crew member to your right” — when and how does that happen?

Right after the first trick is completed, every player draws one random card from the player on their right, then play continues normally (that exact procedure is written into the mission text). See page 4.

### When a mission tells someone to repair or take a task, who chooses the person?

If the mission text says the Commander decides or distributes orders, the Commander assigns the person (multiple missions specify the Commander determines who repairs or who receives orders — see pages 4 and 6–7).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine)
- [The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284083)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._